Kathryn Hartgrove has been described as a mezzo-soprano of precision, range and sheer splendor and has been heard throughout the United States and Europe. Her many roles have included Judith in Bluebeard‘s Castle, Suzuki in Madame Butterfly, Thisbe in La Cenerentola, Siebel in Faust, Emilia in Otello and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with such companies as Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera s National Tour, Chicago Opera Theater, Lodz National Opera of Poland, Chamber Opera of Chicago, Piedmont Opera Theater and Opera Maine. She has performed as Soloist with the Istanbul National Symphony, the Grant Park Symphony, the Hinsdale Chamber Orchestra, the Lake Shore Symphony, the Millikin-Decatur Symphony and the Beloit- Janesville Symphony. She has performed solo recitals in Europe and the Midwest and has been heard on radio and television in both Turkey and the United States. Her most recent engagements include the Trujillo Bach Festival in Trujillo, Peru and an opera gala concert in Macerata Feltria, Italy. Future engagements include a recital with the Atelier Concert Series in Paris, France. Ms. Hartgrove has received her Masters degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and continued her study at Northwestern University. She has participated in Master classes with Regine Crespin, Kurt Herbert Adler, Martin Katz, Boris Goldovsky and Brigitte Fassbender, and has gone on the work professionally with many of North America’s finest stage directors and conductors. Ms. Hartgrove is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at Georgia State University. She maintains a large private studio in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. She is the co-founder and Artistic Director of La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria and is one of the festival’s coordinators and voice teachers during the month-long program.
E-mail: KathrynHartgrove@yahoo.com